The
Two Alike, the Two Similar, the Two Close, and
the Two Far

(Part
6)

The
Two Approximates to Each Other (continued)

We
continue with the different relationships of letters to each other, and the
rules for when idghaam takes place between two letters of different
relationships and when they each are read clearly (with
).This lesson concludes the section of the two alike, the two similar,
the two close, and the two far from each other.

3.saakinah into the.

This occurs only once in the Qur’an in surah Al-Mursalaat in aayah 20:

Our
way of reading, , reads this
as a , meaning the completely merges into the .

4.The noon saakinah and tanween with the individual letters in the wordwith the exception of the letter noon.These letters
are classified as “close” to the .The exception of the letter is
due to the fact that it and any other are
.

Examples: :

The
which occurs in surah Al-Qiyaamah prevents the merging (
) from taking place:

The
Two Big Close

It occurs when the two letters that areboth
have vowels, such as the and
in
: .Its rule is always: for
Hafs ‘An ‘Aasim.

The absolute two close

This
is when the first of the two letters which arehas
a vowel, and the second has a sukoon.Its
rule:

The
Two Far From Each Other

These
are the two letters which have articulation points far from each other, and
have different characteristics.Examples: